Economic news and events

Experts have warned that there is no real ‘fat’ for new UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut as he seeks savings ahead of the fiscal...

Britain's economy is expected to shrink around 0.2% each quarter from October through to June next year, economists have warned.

This prolonged economic decline will...

The average price tag on a home hit a new record high of £371,158 in October, but there are signs that some house hunters, particularly...

The UK government is pressing ahead with legal moves to introduce minimum service levels during strikes by transport workers.

The announcement follows months of industrial...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic vision appeared doomed on Sunday, as she sought to stay in power despite an increasingly shaky-looking premiership.

The new...

The new UK chancellor of the Exchequer has criticised the ‘mistakes’ of Prime Minister Liz Truss's administration in his first interview since taking the job,...

Liz Truss has appointed former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt as the new chancellor of the exchequer after she dramatically sacked Kwasi Kwarteng.

The choice of...

Kwasi Kwarteng has paid the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget as he flew back to London to be dramatically sacked as chancellor...

Kwasi Kwarteng has paid the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget as he was reportedly sacked as UK chancellor by UK Prime Minister...

Prime Minister Liz Truss is to hold a press conference amid speculation of a major U-turn on Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.

Kwarteng flew back to...